The 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup will be the 20th edition of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-17 national teams of Asia.
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Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 3–20 April |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | TBD |
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On 24 May 2024, the AFC announced that Saudi Arabia would host the tournament.[1]
A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top eight teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the AFC representatives besides Qatar who qualified automatically as the host.[2]
Qualification
editQualification matches will be played in October 2024.
Qualified teams
editA total of 16 teams including hosts Saudi Arabia will qualify for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Saudi Arabia | Hosts | 12th | Champions (1985, 1988) |
North Korea | Group A winners | 12th | Champions (2010, 2014) |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
editThe following teams from AFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup; Qatar qualified automatically as host.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1 |
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Qatar | 14 March 2024 | 7 (1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2005) |
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- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pivotal reforms approved by AFC Competitions Committee". Asian Football Association. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Qatar appointed as host of FIFA U-17 World Cup™ annually from 2025 to 2029". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 March 2024.